tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.comments2021-08-02T03:31:23.470-07:00Short SpaceZelbinianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17070735137267851707noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-13327579155129600922011-02-24T11:33:44.747-08:002011-02-24T11:33:44.747-08:00I'll be bringing Clay Aiken's Christmas CD...I'll be bringing Clay Aiken's Christmas CD. I think you'll all really enjoy it! :DLiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827757664672302288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-28652108392921252472011-02-21T18:49:30.379-08:002011-02-21T18:49:30.379-08:00I can't decide if I'm going to bring Dethk...I can't decide if I'm going to bring Dethklok or Justin Timberlake to the next one. :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07597123613160199434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-9960289232122585902010-12-06T09:35:34.695-08:002010-12-06T09:35:34.695-08:00Congratulations!Congratulations!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07597123613160199434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-48276524999873338042010-12-06T09:27:43.800-08:002010-12-06T09:27:43.800-08:00I resent being represented as FAIL! That is the la...I resent being represented as FAIL! That is the last time I invite you out to go to nerd-related activities! ;pUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07597123613160199434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-19544988306030255132010-12-05T23:07:31.807-08:002010-12-05T23:07:31.807-08:00Awesome write-up, buddy. I guess I shouldn't ...Awesome write-up, buddy. I guess I shouldn't seem so surprised, considering that this is, after all, what you *do*.Kelli Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570476757299758605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-8669756360519693222010-11-22T18:01:43.776-08:002010-11-22T18:01:43.776-08:00Apparently the fact that they're radio-ing in ...Apparently the fact that they're radio-ing in messed with the system too much or something. Cliff Mass wrote about it too. I stayed home.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315842766922413422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-49251163537847381902010-11-15T18:03:37.790-08:002010-11-15T18:03:37.790-08:00Thanks for actually responding!
And yes, personal...Thanks for actually responding!<br /><br />And yes, personally, switching to the phone is fine as long as you're prepared to leave a message.Zelbinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070735137267851707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-63155551695397423072010-11-15T15:51:19.601-08:002010-11-15T15:51:19.601-08:00Hi. This is Shari Storm, SVP at Verity Credit Unio...Hi. This is Shari Storm, SVP at Verity Credit Union. Thanks for taking the time to make these suggestions. I've passed your blog post around to several people in our online department. I'm not sure how much we can change our payee screens, since we use a third party vendor for Bill Pay, but I can work on how we respond to members.<br /><br />Sometimes I think it's better to simply VerityCUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01223900128328910838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-80283442957331741512010-10-14T22:32:04.463-07:002010-10-14T22:32:04.463-07:00nice article......and one more thing that i have n...nice article......and one more thing that i have noticed is a unique kind of bonding among them...not very conventional but looks natural at the same time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11497490068770834759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-39305982658095473542010-10-12T15:05:17.266-07:002010-10-12T15:05:17.266-07:00I just visited Seattle for InfoCamp and yeah, the ...I just visited Seattle for InfoCamp and yeah, the system is INSANE. <br /><br />In New York, as it is in most other cities, we make it simple: <br /><br />Pay when you get on. No matter where in the five boroughs you are. That's it. <br /><br />Bad usability, King County Transit. Bad. <br /><br />(I could get on a rant about their myTransit app, but that's another animal.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544169963789328717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-21543097672169078062010-10-12T10:40:22.725-07:002010-10-12T10:40:22.725-07:00That was incredibly nerdy. But also interesting! I...That was incredibly nerdy. But also interesting! I look forward to hearing how it goes. :)<br /><br />P.S. I'm reading two books right now, one fiction and one non-fiction -- <i>The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives</i> and <i>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets</i> (well, that one's a re-read).Liannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827757664672302288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-11103736478076619162010-09-27T13:52:55.333-07:002010-09-27T13:52:55.333-07:00Good call. On pizzas that size (i.e. small) I usua...Good call. On pizzas that size (i.e. small) I usually only bother making two cuts. I never even thought about cutting it into sixths, which is why the 1/3 thing surprised me.Zelbinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070735137267851707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-18826246749909991412010-09-27T13:46:56.520-07:002010-09-27T13:46:56.520-07:001/5 of a square pizza is pretty stupid. That said,...1/5 of a square pizza is pretty stupid. That said, I frequently cut my round pizzas into 6 slices, so 1/3 = 2 slices. Of course I generally eat 3 of them... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09842466594872539044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-45645902557727541542010-09-24T11:24:30.136-07:002010-09-24T11:24:30.136-07:00I think it totally illustrates your point that the...I think it totally illustrates your point that the system is whacked.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086306586555494469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-10899061550837512362010-09-24T11:07:15.323-07:002010-09-24T11:07:15.323-07:00Thanks - correction made. The fact that I had to b...Thanks - correction made. The fact that I had to be corrected kind of illustrates my point about how complicated the system is.Zelbinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070735137267851707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-7771031922601834532010-09-24T10:57:45.762-07:002010-09-24T10:57:45.762-07:00You actually missed it in terms of fare payment op...You actually missed it in terms of fare payment options. The last entry should be "The bus does go in/through the ride free area, but hasn't gotten there yet." <br /><br />Really, they should be rewritten as such:<br />It is before 7 pm*<br />The bus passes through the ride free zone<br />The bus is driving away from the ride free zone<br /><br />*this 7 pm time is subjective Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086306586555494469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-56062354498601471962010-09-23T17:00:59.311-07:002010-09-23T17:00:59.311-07:00See? This is why I write a blog. People thinking u...See? This is why I write a blog. People thinking up cool solutions that I didn't. :)Zelbinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070735137267851707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-84802622187520567882010-09-23T16:45:18.163-07:002010-09-23T16:45:18.163-07:00Another option would be to not have the driver res...Another option would be to not have the driver responsible for payment, but have fare controllers on random rotation. That way, it could be *always* pay as you get on, and if you are in the ride free zone, you don't swipe, but if you ride outside the RFS without fare, you're constantly running the risk of hefty fine. This was the system I grew up with (it also employed "always enter Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315842766922413422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-21597793231541231272010-09-20T19:40:00.705-07:002010-09-20T19:40:00.705-07:00Send me the 30 Seconds to Mars album and the Distu...Send me the 30 Seconds to Mars album and the Disturbed album and I'll be happy to join you in your experiment. ;)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07597123613160199434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-13857461330710756172010-09-15T21:59:49.019-07:002010-09-15T21:59:49.019-07:00I'd be happy to help if you want!I'd be happy to help if you want!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07597123613160199434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-35594743885656019362010-09-08T11:36:38.235-07:002010-09-08T11:36:38.235-07:00a) No, I don't think people go for "child...a) No, I don't think people go for "childish". I think they go for "less strict, less corporate, more human." That doesn't have to mean childish, and I think it's unfortunate that it does. For a daycare sign? CS is fine. For something for a fundraiser, for the kitchen in an office, for a leaflet? No. Just no.<br /><br />b) I am well aware that most people don'tUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315842766922413422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-45111390027395856272010-09-07T22:07:54.668-07:002010-09-07T22:07:54.668-07:00I note and respect your completely subjective opin...I note and respect your completely subjective opinion on the ugliness of Comic Sans. :) "Juvenile" . . . yeah, that's an honest critique. It's used with children's stuff a lot. But isn't that the quality people are going for when they choose to use it? I think "cluttery" is more subjective, though. I, myself, have never had any trouble reading Comic Sans.<br />Zelbinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070735137267851707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-34155551762930186122010-09-07T20:37:53.302-07:002010-09-07T20:37:53.302-07:00Another problem with it is that it's just plai...Another problem with it is that it's just plain *ugly*. Heh, let me elaborate here: it's completely unvaried. For most typefaces, that's not a problem, Helvetica or Minion don't need to accomplish variation. But Comic Sans is supposed to be a "fun font", it's the kind of typeface plebeians use to liven things up, to remind them of handwriting. But there are dozens ofUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315842766922413422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-88812999583901897942010-09-07T16:34:08.539-07:002010-09-07T16:34:08.539-07:00@Lucas
I totally agree with you. As someone who h...@Lucas<br /><br />I totally agree with you. As someone who has designed himself, it's annoying to find a bunch of great fonts that people will never see if they put it on a website. I've seen some creative solutions to this, though.<br /><br />Anyway I suppose my point, which was purposefully buried, is that I feel that sometimes designers dismiss (or accept!!) things without thinking Zelbinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070735137267851707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511598666446239387.post-20421034330288696652010-09-07T15:00:28.767-07:002010-09-07T15:00:28.767-07:00Erm. I happen to love comic sans. It's just no...Erm. I happen to love comic sans. It's just not professional looking. Maybe that's why people hate it so much? For example, SHAME on you if you ever make that a font for a resume but other than that...I think its great. I've been using Comic Sans and Arial bold as my default instant messaging fonts for about a decade :-P<br /><br />~TiaTeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02300219581364893595noreply@blogger.com